I found a car that is not too over my budget and just what I'm looking for. A 2018 Challenger R/T with the 5.7 hemi, 76k miles, one owner, Front and functional damage according to the Carfax. But the hesitation comes down to the price being too good to be true ($18,498) and the actual trustworthiness of the seller (HGreg). They say it was inspected and worked on it by themselves & they don't negotiate but have been lowering it periodically which begs the question of why it's so low and keeps dropping. And why it's dropping. Just to screw someone? I do plan to go see and inspect it my self but I want to make sure they'll actually let me do so and that it would be worth the trip to even entertain them.
Run away. Functional damage means it most likely triggered crumple zones. Cars are unibodies, once crumple zones have been triggered, it won't collapse predictably ever again. It seems too good to be true, because it is.
Check out car gurus and see how long it's been at the dealership. It says on the main page how long it's been there. Don't get suckered into making a bad deal. Dealerships are not to be trusted, unless you're buying a brand new car. If something goes wrong in the warranty period, it's their problem, not yours.
Oh geez then it must have had a bad wreck. It's been up for 2 months originally for 20. It sucks cuz it's just what I want, but I don't want to get stuck in a crap car (again). You make a fair point. Thx for the save.
No problem. Happy to help! Was it basically a Buy-here-pay-here joint? I had my own encounter with a blown airbag error as soon as I started a car from a Buy-here-pay-here dealership. I drove it around the block, mentioned it had an airbag light on, and they tried to get me to buy it anyways. Thankfully I had my own transportation.
Front and functional damage according to the Carfax
run away
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sucks cuz it's just what I want, but I don't want to get stuck in a crap car (again).
Have you thought about getting a V6 Mustang from 2017 or before? I have one. It's got 300 horsepower from the factory. Generally, V8s get beaten the crap out of. 2018+ cars have 10-speed automatic transmissions that are notorious for problems, Chinese sourced manuals, and they dropped the V6. The automatics have license-built ZF transmissions. The original ZF tranny had been around for 17 years by that point.
I have seen them for much cheaper but I'm a dumb 18 year-old guy who loves V8's, burnouts, and sliding lol💀. Those years are my favorite body styles and also with the more modern tech I need. Idk much about what good transmissions are, only care if they last and can still have fun in autos.
Burnouts will destroy any automatic transmission very quickly. V8 sports cars+18 years old = one MASSIVE premium.
Keep looking. My understanding is that Dodges are piling up at dealerships, so the price of used ones should also be sagging. But check what it's going to cost to insure one of those, that could be a major budget item.
I bet they will be. The only thing is that when they go real cheap it's either they have hella miles being a few years old or frame problems like what I saw, which sucks. And yes the insurance on them is crazy, my provider at least, $240 is crazy.
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Monty Python, the best!
I looked at this: https://www.hgreg.com/used-car/dodge-challenger-2018-for-sale-540132656
Florida car, dealer pricing "according to KBB" on a base model Challenger is: KBB
Nice looking car but it's no bargain, not by any stretch.
This is the exact car I'm lookin at lol. If the dealer wasn't shady I would totally cop it. I know it's nice. My favorite color in these cars bro. I'd say its really good since most used are mid 20's and new high 30's-low 40's.